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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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